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Where Were the Planets on February 17, 1942?

Quick Answer

On February 17, 1942, the Sun was in Aquarius (28°12' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Pisces into Aries, and the Moon phase was Waxing Crescent (5% illuminated). Mercury, Venus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on February 17, 1942. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 17°32' Pisces at midnight UTC to 0°39' Aries at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on February 17, 1942
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	28°12'07" Aquarius	Direct	Jan 20, 1942	Feb 19, 1942 into Pisces
Moon	24°08'45" Pisces	Direct	Feb 15, 1942	Feb 17, 1942 into Aries
Mercury	13°08'05" Aquarius	Retrograde	Jan 9, 1942	Mar 17, 1942 into Pisces
Venus	6°11'48" Aquarius	Retrograde	Dec 5, 1941	Apr 6, 1942 into Pisces
Mars	19°39'25" Taurus	Direct	Jan 11, 1942	Mar 7, 1942 into Gemini
Jupiter	11°37'52" Gemini	Direct	May 26, 1941	Jun 10, 1942 into Cancer
Saturn	22°13'31" Taurus	Direct	Mar 20, 1940	May 8, 1942 into Gemini
Uranus	26°26'06" Taurus	Direct	Oct 5, 1941	May 15, 1942 into Gemini
Neptune	29°17'53" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	4°07'40" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 14, 1939	Oct 20, 1956 into Virgo
North Node	14°19'44" Virgo	Direct	Apr 27, 1941	Nov 15, 1942 into Leo

Sky Events on February 17, 1942

The Moon phase is Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Feb 17, 22:46 UTC	The Moon enters Aries	Leaves Pisces

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